Indian singer Sandhya Sanjana integrates traditional Indian vocals with jazz and world music. Sandhya means the sum of two things, such as day and night. Her mother gave her this name because she was born at sunset. As she grew older and began to absorb more and more musical styles, she only found out how appropriate her name was. Via the web, she fanatically connects with musicians all over the
… world to combine her voice with the most diverse music styles such as trance, dance, jazz and fusion. In this efficient way her solo debut Random Access Melody came about. Dutch musicians such as trumpet player Eric Vloeimans, keyboard player Maarten Meddens and drummer Rudi Sanders (both from Monsieur Dubois) came to the studio, while the rest of the musicians simply recorded their parts at home and sent them by email. Sanjana is not quite sure whether her music is a mix of Indian rhythms and melodies with jazz, or jazz with Indian influences. However, two things are certain, Random Access Melody is a beautiful record and Sandhya Sanjana is a singer with a very wide range. (AD)more
